Meanings
adjectiverearwards (comparative more rearwards, superlative most rearwards)
comparative more rearwards · superlative most rearwards
adverbrearwards (comparative more rearwards, superlative most rearwards)
comparative more rearwards · superlative most rearwards
- Rearward.
"Never look rearwards, but always to our glorious goal."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
noun
- pluralplural of rearward
Synonyms & antonyms
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APA
rearwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearwards
MLA
“rearwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearwards. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rearwards,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearwards.
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